'All Omicron strains present in India, but in small numbers'Experts have found out that in contrast to the prevailing perception about BF.7 dominating the outbreak in China, the information suggested...
27 Dec, 2022, 12.31 AM IST
Four cases of BF.7 Omicron subvariant detected in India so farThese cases have been reported from Gujarat and Odisha, he added. BF.7 has been seen replacing the variants dominant in the United States a...
22 Dec, 2022, 12.53 PM IST
BXX is top Covid 19 sub-variant now"BXX has replaced BA2.75 which is now accounting for 25-30% of Covid-19 cases," the same person said. BA.2.75 was the dominant variant till...
29 Nov, 2022, 12.41 AM IST
BXX variant of Covid virus spreads, but less severeAccording to him the proportion of BXX which is a recombinant variant has increased gradually by20-30% in the country. BA2.75 continues to ...
29 Oct, 2022, 12.42 AM IST
Omicron, sub-lineages remain dominant variant in India: INSACOGAmid the declining trajectory of daily Covid-19 cases in India, the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Consortium on Genomics (INSACOG) on Sunday said that ...
23 Oct, 2022, 02.51 PM IST
Covid-19: India detects first Omicron subvariant BQ.1 in PuneMeanwhile, the Maharashtra government warned of a COVID-19 spike citing evasive XBB, winter, and festive season. The state reported 17.7 pe...
18 Oct, 2022, 06.32 PM IST
Maharashtra government warns of COVID-19 spike citing new virus variants ike BA.2.3.20 and BQ.1A health bulletin on Monday said the COVID-19 cases rose by 17.7 per cent in the state between October 10 and 16 as compared to between Oct...
18 Oct, 2022, 12.02 PM IST
New Omicron subvariant largely evades neutralising antibodies: Lancet studyThe BA.2.75.2 variant of Omicron largely evades neutralising antibodies in the blood and is resistant to several COVID-19 antibody therapie...
17 Oct, 2022, 12.49 PM IST
Omicron's new 'BA.2.75.2' variant growing quickly in India, becoming more transmissible, immune evasive: ScientistsAccording to a ToI report, Maharashtra's coordinator for genome sequencing, Dr Rajesh Karyakarte, has confirmed that BA.2.75 Covid variant ...
11 Sep, 2022, 11.35 AM IST
New omicron subvariant BA.2.75 is now the dominant strain in India: expertsAt a review meeting held on Friday by the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Consortium on Genomics (Insacog), the national consortium of government institu...
31 Aug, 2022, 12.22 AM IST
Omicron sub-variant BA.2.75 not dangerous as 'hyped': ExpertThe latest Omicron sub-variant BA.2.75, first detected in India in June, is not dangerous as "hyped" as it is not surging cases or death ra...
19 Jul, 2022, 10.15 PM IST
Omicron’s BA.2 sub-lineage still dominant in India: InsacogA few deaths that have been reported recently, are due to comorbidities. Covid appropriate behavior is likely to reduce the spread of the i...
18 Jul, 2022, 01.05 AM IST
New Omicron strain first seen in India in May: WHOWHO said so far less than 200 sequences are available from about 14 countries, and many of these are from India.
13 Jul, 2022, 12.48 AM IST
BA.2.75 variant of Omicron spreads, but no clustering yetIn the review meeting on Friday by the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Consortium on Genomics (INSACOG), the national consortium of government institutio...
09 Jul, 2022, 12.56 AM IST
New COVID-19 Omicron sub-variant BA.2.75 detected in countries like India: WHOOn the emergence of the potential Omicron sub-variant BA.2.75, WHO Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan said in a video posted on Twitter tha...
07 Jul, 2022, 10.02 AM IST
'BA.2.75 sub-variant of Omicron has limited circulation in India, doesn't enhance disease spread'The sources also said it is critical to continue to monitor the spread of this sub-lineage and also the other emerging sub-lineages of Omic...
05 Jul, 2022, 06.12 PM IST
New Covid variant found in India may fuel fresh infections: ExpertsWhile the government is yet to confirm the presence of the new sublineage, Shay Fleishon, from the Central Virology Laboratory at Sheba Med...
05 Jul, 2022, 04.56 PM IST